BISHOP CLEARY AS WITNESS

Taranaki Daily News, 26 July 1929, Page 11

BISHOP CLEARY AS WITNESS

FALSE PRETENCES ALLEGED

AUCKLAND MAN DENIES GUILT.

By Telegraph—Press Association

Auckland, Last Night. Bishop Cleary was one of the witnesses in a case in the Police Court to-day. Arthur Strange was charged with obtaining from Arthur Frederick Rowe £l5O by falsely representing that he had a wellestablished publishing company at Dilworth Buildings and that he was the sole agent for the “1930 Catholic Review” and “Tabor’s Classified Business Telephone Directory,” that he had the authority of the head of the Roman Catholic Church in New Zealand to publish and distribute it in all Catholic churches and that he had authority from the Postmaster-General at Wellington to publish the directory. It was alleged that Strange was a partner of John Tabor, who had been arrested in Melbourne and would be extradited.

Bishop Cleary said he did not know either Tabor or Strange. The firm of Tabor and Co. had never received any authority to publish a “Catholic Review” or distribute it in the churches.

Rowe said he paid £l5O for a share in the business on June 10 and Tabor and Strange disappeared on June 14. Strange pleaded not guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial.